A new documentary on the 1971 Attica prison riot raises doubts about whether a prominent inmate was accidentally killed in the retaking, as the official version of the uprising has long maintained. Heather Thompson, professor in Temple's Department of History and Department of African American Studies, is writing what likely will be the definitive history of the Attica uprising. Thompson worked closely with the filmmaker and is interviewed in the film.

Temple University Ambler transformed the student lounge into a winter wonderland after an indoor iceless ice skating rink was installed. Students laced up real ice skates to try out the rink that requires no ice to build. Wanda Lewis-Campbell, assistant dean for student life, said the event was held as a way of welcoming back students who returned to campus after a long winter break.

There’s been plenty of conjecture that diet beverages hinder weight loss, but Temple is putting it to the test in a new study by comparing it with water. There should not be a difference between zero-calorie diet beverages and water, at least, academically. Gary Foster, director of Temple’s Center for Obesity Research and Education, suggests that the sweet flavors in some diet beverages may lead to further cravings of that sweet taste, which can cause diets to fall off track.